What guns your engines? What gets you up in the morning and propels you into another day in the story of your life?
I believe everyone is motivated by one, two or three primary factors that provide a greater force than the entropy of life. Is there a love, a fear or a conviction for something that is worth giving your energy, your time and all you possess to pursue? What would you let go of last if you could hold on to only three things?
Knowing and expressing what really matters will both help focus and challenge us out of lethargy that can so easily grip our lives.
My Drivers: Faith, Love and Fear
- Faith. I want to know God, know Him and His thoughts about me. I want to understand His love and compassion for people. I want to embrace life and live dangerously for that which will not pass away.
- Love. It is too easy to pass through my day and neglect to live out of love and real thoughfulness for others. There’s a whole lot of me that gets in the way of reaching out to people. I desire to love my wife, children and friends more deeply. I want to be a person who gives cheerfully and serves with a willing heart.
- Fear. What becomes of oneself if in fact I callous my heart towards others, if I consume my life with the trivial, if I fixate on that which passes as quickly as the day? What if I just numb myself to pain, mine and others? What if I delude myself into thinking I’m okay to just turn a deaf ear to the pain of others? What then? Yep, that’s what I fear.
So What Drives You?
I ask this for two reasons:
- I have a real curiosity to know what drives people. Your drivers may look so very different from mine. I appreciate your feedback and honest thoughts. Know that I offer no judgment or criticism, just an honest question.
- I am doing research. In September, I will be presenting a message at our Church CedarRidge as a guest speaker and I want to learn from you, what motivates people. Our church is one that loves and accepts people for who and where they are in life. I’m not looking for a prettied-up response, just real life stuff. No matter your perspective on life, what you know, think and feel is valuable and instructive to me as I seek to present information that challenges people to love.
Thank you ahead of time for thinking about this question and gving your response. I value your thoughts. You are an interesting group of folks. I count it a privilege to interact with you and learn from your lives.
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